The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-07

recon mend that the bill do pass.
TERRELL,
GLAsCOCK.
Senate bill TO authorize the vote to
change the location of the county seat OF
Hardin county, was called up 10y Douglass
of Jefferson, and passed.
Senate bill TO validate notarial acts OF
William Neal, notary public of Stephens
county, was called up by Calhoun ana
passed
The senate called up the bill to be en-
titled; An act to carry into effect section
+ of article 10 of the state constitution,
and to prescribe penalty for the vlOia-
ton thereof. The object of this bill is to
prevent the consolidation of competing
or parallel railroad lines, the penalty for
its violation being confinement III uhe
penitentiary for from two to three years
Woodward offered an amendment max
ing the penalty fine of $4,000.
Harrison offered substitute that pen
atty for violation be changed to not less
tan two months nor more than two years
in jail.
Macmanus argued for civil remedy.
Bell favored penal remedy.
Woodward did not believe that agents,
| officers etc, should be imprisoned for CON
sOlidating railroads.
Pope made able argument against penal
rrmedy.
Burgess thought il would be disgrace
to make the violation of the bill punish
able by confinement in either peni.entiary
or Jail.
On the amendment changing from pen
itentiary to Jail, the senate voted 1T down
by 8 ayes and II nays.
Gregg thought it would be of no use to
make the penalty pecuniary one, as the
roads would only have to raise freight
rates to pay the fine.
Stinson offered as a substitute to make
the penalty not less than $1,000 nor more
$4,000. Substitute was accepted by Wood
ward.
Simkins thought it was ridiculous to
put civil remedy or pecuniary penalty.
Laws of this kind have amounted to moth
ing in the past, and why will they in the
future? The attorney general says the
fines are of no use.
Lane made an earnest argument against
the penalty of confinement in jail or pen
itentiary.
Abercrombie amended by making pen
altY not less than $4,000, and every day
of violation of the provisions of the act
deemed to be a separate ofense. Carried
ayes, 49, noes 8.
| Senate refused to make the amendment
a part of the bill by u ayes to Is noes.
Terrell offered an amendment re
stricting the application of the bill. Car
ried.
Burgess offered an amendment that no
one should be liable to punishment who
has no voice in the management of the
road. CUrried.
Claiborne moved TO strike out enacting
clause. Lost.
Mcdonald entered motion to call up
Greer county bill with house amendments
because the house said there had been
some tampering with The bill.
Pope amended railroad bill by making
the penalty a fine of not less than one
! thousand nor more than four thousand dol
lar. Adopted. The bill was ordered en-.
| crossed.
Calhoun amended the bill by striking
out felony and inserting "misdemeanor.'
Adopted.
The bill was finally passed, under a sus
Knittle called up bill for the prevention
of cruelty to animals. The committe
substitute. which restricts the bill to bull
bear, dog or cock fights, was adopted ant
the bill was engrossed.
Senate bill in regard to changing tn
mode of appointment of superintendent
of lunatic asylums, requiring a bond o
$4,000 from the steward, and regulating
the manner of receiving patients, wa
passed, under a suspension of the rules.
Senate concurred in house amendment
of bill authorizing issue of county bridgt
bonds.
Adjourned until o'clock p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate bill amending the law in regar,
TO assessment of taxes passed.
Mcdonald called up house bill
issue land certificate forl920 acres o
land to the heirs of j. l.. Holmes, which
was passed
Senate CONQUERED in house amendment.
to senate bill providing for substitution
of papers lost between the time of trIa
of case in the court below and where
comes up on appeal.
House bill prohibiting railroad corpor
ahons from watering stock, was take
up.
The senate committee which has bee
considering the charges against Judgt
Willis, made its report. The following i
the text of the report:
Hon. T. Il. Wheeler, President Of the Senate.
, Your special committee to whom Wa
referred house concurrent resolution NJ
, -, requesting the governor of the state {
Texas to remove Frank Willis, Judge {
the Thirty-frst judicial district from OF
T fee, together with the facts and charge
! accompanying the same, have had tn
! same under consideration and beg leay
I to report rs follows:
5 As basis for an investigation the
= have adopted the charges and findings {
d the house, which accompany said resolu
1 ton of address. They have taken test
IS mony, oral, written and record, offere
e both by the state and the respondent, an
/ their investigation has been exhaustive a
e to all testimony bearing on said charge
: and findings and they have confined thi
l. testimony to such charges and finding
IT They return herewith, for the considers
n ton of the senate, all the testimony take
e by them, and which embraces the or,
: testimony of the witnesses and printe
l. documents offered in evidence: a syuops
II made by the committee of the transcrir
9 offered III evidence by the attorney gem
Il raj of the proceedings OF the Donly count
d district court, at the January term. 1885,
| n list Of the indictments fnrn1 -. -